Pppppick up a penguin

Pppppick up a penguin

The penguins at the Olympic Green. Photo: Courtesy of Beijing Yi Hai Auction Co. Ltd

By Zhang Hui 

The adoption rights to eight emperor penguins, that arrived at the Olympic Green last Thursday, will be auctioned at the National Convention Center January 16. The reserve price for the right to adopt a penguin is one yuan ($0.15), and the rights will be available for 40 days starting from the day of the auction till the end of the Ice and Snow Festival on February 28.

The winning bidder can name one of the emperor penguins, and the name will be kept on the on a name card which will be on the penguin's body. The auction company will also set up a board in the penguin enclosure, containing a short introduction of the winning bidder, Xu Yingde, manager of the Beijing Yihai Auction Co. Ltd said Xu said there are no nationality or age limitations for bidders. The penguins will be bred by professional breeders invited from Dalian, Liaoning Province. The eight penguins will go back to the Antarctic after the festival.

The video rights to the penguins' lives in Beijing will also be auctioned on the same day.

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